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GLOBAL-2, 43812

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GLOBAL-2, 43812 is a payload satellite owned by BlackSky Global (US) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 03 Dec 2018 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

43812, 2018-099BG

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

BlackSky Global (US)

Manufacturer

LeoStella

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

BSKY, Unknown motor

Mass

55 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-12-03 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 GLOBAL-2
1 43812U 18099BG  25339.85185807  .00007059  00000-0  47200-3 0  9996
2 43812  97.3829  19.2962 0007695  97.0737 263.1366 15.07233973382771

Epoch: 2025-12-05T20:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T20:26:40.537Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-2.26071°

Altitude

548.371 km

Speed

7.587 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 17m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:42:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

546.963 km

Perigee altitude

536.314 km

Semi-major axis

6,919.776 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

97.3829°

RAAN

19.2962°

Arg. of periapsis

97.0737°

True anomaly

263.04906°

Mean anomaly

263.1366°

Eccentric anomaly

263.09283°

Mean motion

3.77055 °/min

Orbital period

95.48 mins

BSTAR

0.000472

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

ELYUSIUM/LOWER FREE FLYE, 43760 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-5, 43817 (Decayed)

MOVE-II, 43780 (Decayed)

CSIM, 43793 (Decayed)

FLOCK 3S 2, 43821 (Decayed)

POLAR SCOUT KODIAK, 43764

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GLOBAL-2 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-12-06 16:08:39.080Z	340.896° N	2025-12-06 16:10:39.080Z	281.877° WNW	32.288°	2025-12-06 16:13:39.080Z	220.628° SW
5 mins	2025-12-07 02:51:39.080Z	168.088° S	2025-12-07 02:53:39.080Z	190.032° SSW	44.941°	2025-12-07 02:56:39.080Z	347.553° N

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GLOBAL-2, 43812

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T20:26:40.537Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2018 (2018-12-03 UTC)

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